Pinpointing the right moment to apply your trading strategy is critical to forex trading. Trends help you accurately read the market's directional movements so you can jump on a trade at the right ...

Most traders will tell you “the trend is your friend” and for good reason. When trading on shorter timelines, fundamental data like earnings and margins generally matter less than they do for ...

TradingScans, a trusted platform for high-quality trading indicators, is helping traders improve their market analysis with the Xtreme Trend Indicator. Designed for both beginners and experienced ...

Trend trading is a popular strategy among traders, often summed up by the saying “the trend is your friend.” But what does it really mean to ride the trend? In simple terms, trend trading is a ...

The Average Directional Index (ADX) is a technical indicator that measures the strength of a market trend without signalling its direction. This guide explains how ADX works, how to interpret its ...

In the previous lesson, we started looking at ways to identify a trend, examining price and moving averages. In this lesson, we look at two more methods to identify and measure trends: relative ...

Have you been frustrated when after closing out a trade, you see the currency pair continues in the direction of your trade for another 100 pips? You’re not alone. This happens to many traders. This ...

Innovation and technology play a major role in today's trade and financial markets. In the past, trading success was mainly dependent on logic, calculations and intuition; today, advanced algorithms ...

When your forex trading adventure begins, you'll likely be met with a swarm of different methods for trading. However, most trading opportunities can be easily identified with just one of four chart ...

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